Current Trends in Orthopaedics

Alsace, France

September 27 - October 3, 2026

Medical Program

COURSE CHAIR

Paul R. Kim, MD, FRCSC 
Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery 
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

DAY 1: Sunday, September 27

   1800   Mr. John Minogue/Dr. Paul Kim: Introductions

DAY 2: Monday, September 28

   0800 – 0840  Dr. Graham King: Radial Head Fracture Management in 2026
   0840 – 0920  Dr. Jamie Howard: MC Bearing has made the PS Knee Obsolete
   0920 – 0930  Nutrition Break
   0930 – 1000  Dr. Karl Lalonde: Ankle fractures: tips and tricks
   1000 – 1020  Questions and Panel Discussion
   1020 – 1030  Mr. John Minogue: Bike / Hike Information Session. 

DAY 3: Tuesday, September 29

   0800 – 0830  Dr. Graham King: Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow: Treatment Option
   0830 – 0900  Dr. J Pollock: Shoulder Instability
   0900 – 0915  Nutrition Break
   0915 – 0945  Dr. Eric Bohm: Appropriateness of TKA: Registry Based Data
   0945 – 1015  Dr. Paul Kim: Hip Resurfacing: Alive and Kicking? 
   1015 – 1030  Cases Questions and Panel Discussion

DAY 4: Wednesday, September 30

   0800 – 0830  Dr. Jamie Howard: Alignment Strategies in Total Knee Replacement
   0830 – 0900  Dr. Eric Bohm: Predictors of Cement Use for Hip Fracture
   0900 – 0915  Nutrition Break
   0915 – 0945  Dr. J Pollock: HA Injections for Shoulder OA
   0945 – 1015  Dr. Peter Dryden: Let Kids Play 
   1015 – 1030  Cases Questions and Panel Discussion

DAY 5: Thursday, October 1

   0800 – 0830  Dr. J Pollock: Proximal Humerus Fractures
   0830 – 0900  Dr. Graham King: Olecranon Fractures: What’s New? 
   0900 – 0915  Nutrition Break
   0915 – 0945  Dr. Karl Lalonde: Total Ankle Arthroplasty in 2026
   0945 – 1015  Dr. Keegan Au: THA Problems
   1015 – 1030  Cases / Questions and Panel Discussion 

DAY 6: Friday, October 2

   0800 – 0840  Dr. Jamie Howard: Robotic Revision TKA
   0840 – 0920  Dr. Eric Bohm: Cemented vs Cementless TKA
   0920 – 0930  Nutrition Break 
   0930 – 1000  Dr Graham King: Distal Humeral Fractures in the Elderly
   1000 – 1015  Cases / Questions and Panel Discussion
   1015 – 1030  Dr. Paul Kim: Meeting Wrap up

DAY 7: Saturday, October 3

   Individual Departures